Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the weekend host of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine show, she interviews newsmakers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.
Rascoe is also the editor of HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience, a book of essays about the impact of historically Black colleges and universities. Rascoe is an alumnae of Howard University, an HBCU in Washington, D.C.
Known for her southern roots and signature wit, Rascoe has been a mainstay on NPR's programs since joining the outlet in 2018.
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
Weekend Edition Sunday debuted on January 18, 1987, with host Susan Stamberg. Two years later, Liane Hansen took over the host chair, a position she held for 22 years.
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The most coveted real estate in business might just be the choicest shelf space of national big box retail. We go inside the room and the process of how stores choose what you can and can't buy.
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The U.S. is pushing the Americas to confront Nicaragua—but what, if anything, the region is prepared to do remains unclear.
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Part of the Trump administration's argument for banning news outlets is that their coverage posed a threat to national security. A story cited an anonymous official, who turned out to be VP Vance.
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Dr. Heidi Overton has been nominated to be the new FDA commissioner. The Senate HELP committee pressed her on vaccines, mifepristone, food safety and whether she can tell the president he's wrong.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address to the United Nations General Assembly amid wide criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza. Meanwhile, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas delivered an address via pre-recorded video.
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Bishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified by the Catholic Church in St. Louis on Thursday, moving the television personality from the 1950s one step away from sainthood.
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President Trump invokes "national security" to defend actions like banning reporters and building a new ballroom and arch. Critics note judges are often deferential to presidents making this claim.
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Trump administration officials bowed to pressure from a federal judge, allowing CNN, MSNOW and Politico onto White House grounds after revoking their press passes over coverage Trump didn't like.
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All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly talks with White House correspondent Emily Feng about the Trump/Xi summit.
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Kids are used to being asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Two students in Columbus, Ohio, flipped the script to ask grown-ups why they chose their careers.
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No matter how much poison you put out, rats continue to thrive. So D.C.'s Rat Rangers are trying education (of people, not the rats). They take residents into back alleys to illuminate the problem.
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The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.
